Last Pick: A Baby Boomer's Boyhood

Pierce ODonnell's autobiography, "Last Pick," is a whimsical and warmhearted tale of growing up in a village with his family in a bygone era. It recounts his struggles and accomplishments, such as making the Little League Team and learning Latin as an altar boy. The book is filled with witty and timeless humor that will delight readers of all ages.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Rare Bird Books

A whimsical, warmhearted autobiography of a twelve-year-old who became a great trial lawyer

The oldest of four children in a prototypical Irish Catholic family, Pierce ODonnell recounts growing up in a village with more cows than residents, with his WWII-hero father, who owns the only liquor store; his intellectual mother, the librarian; his spinster aunt, the local postmaster; his three younger sisters; and a ghost named Nora. Last Pick deftly conjures up a bygone era in which this young boy's biggest concerns were making the Little League Team (he never did), not freezing to death delivering a newspaper, making Eagle Scout, and learning Latin as a reluctant altar boy allergic to incense. This self-deprecating story of a determined, well-meaning underdog will delight ODonnell's fellow Baby Boomers and enchant younger generations for years to come with its witty and timeless humor.

Dimension: 228 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644282953